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Monitoring urban land cover change by updating the national land cover database impervious surface products Monitoring urban land cover change by updating the national land cover database impervious surface products
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2001 is widely used as a baseline for national land cover and impervious conditions. To ensure timely and relevant data, it is important to update this base to a more recent time period. A prototype method was developed to update the land cover and impervious surface by individual Landsat path and row. This method...
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George Z. Xian, Collin G. Homer
Mine spoil prairies expand critical habitat for endangered and threatened amphibian and reptile species Mine spoil prairies expand critical habitat for endangered and threatened amphibian and reptile species
Coal extraction has been occurring in the Midwestern United States for over a century. Despite the pre-mining history of the landscape as woodlands, spent surface coalfields are often reclaimed to grasslands. We assessed amphibian and reptile species on a large tract of coal spoil prairie and found 13 species of amphibians (nine frog and four salamander species) and 19 species of...
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Michael J. Lannoo, Vanessa C. Kinney, Jennifer L. Heemeyer, Nathan J. Engbrecht, Alisa L. Gallant, Robert W. Klaver
SSTL UK-DMC SLIM-6 data quality assessment SSTL UK-DMC SLIM-6 data quality assessment
Satellite data from the Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) United Kingdom (UK) Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) were assessed for geometric and radiometric quality. The UK-DMC Surrey Linear Imager 6 (SLIM-6) sensor has a 32-m spatial resolution and a ground swath width of 640 km. The UK-DMC SLIM-6 design consists of a three-band imager with green, red, and near-infrared...
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G. Chander, S. Saunier, M.J. Choate, P. L. Scaramuzza
Forecasting distributions of large federal-lands fires utilizing satellite and gridded weather information Forecasting distributions of large federal-lands fires utilizing satellite and gridded weather information
The current study presents a statistical model for assessing the skill of fire danger indices and for forecasting the distribution of the expected numbers of large fires over a given region and for the upcoming week. The procedure permits development of daily maps that forecast, for the forthcoming week and within federal lands, percentiles of the distributions of (i) number of ignitions...
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H.K. Preisler, R.E. Burgan, J.C. Eidenshink, Jacqueline M. Klaver, R. W. Klaver
Integrated analysis of PALSAR/Radarsat-1 InSAR and ENVISAT altimeter data for mapping of absolute water level changes in Louisiana wetlands Integrated analysis of PALSAR/Radarsat-1 InSAR and ENVISAT altimeter data for mapping of absolute water level changes in Louisiana wetlands
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) has been used to detect relative water level changes in wetlands. We developed an innovative method to integrate InSAR and satellite radar altimetry for measuring absolute or geocentric water level changes and applied the methodology to remote areas of swamp forest in coastal Louisiana. Coherence analysis of InSAR pairs suggested that the...
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J.-W. Kim, Z. Lu, H. Lee, C. K. Shum, C.M. Swarzenski, T.W. Doyle, S.-H. Baek
Multi-temporal RADARSAT-1 and ERS backscattering signatures of coastal wetlands in southeastern Louisiana Multi-temporal RADARSAT-1 and ERS backscattering signatures of coastal wetlands in southeastern Louisiana
Using multi-temporal European Remote-sensing Satellites (ERS-1/-2) and Canadian Radar Satellite (RADARSAT-1) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data over the Louisiana coastal zone, we characterize seasonal variations of radar backscat-tering according to vegetation type. Our main findings are as follows. First, ERS-1/-2 and RADARSAT-1 require careful radiometric calibration to perform multi...
Authors
Oh-Ig Kwoun, Z. Lu
Seasonal movements and Home-range use by female pronghorns in sagebrush-steppe communities of western South Dakota Seasonal movements and Home-range use by female pronghorns in sagebrush-steppe communities of western South Dakota
Knowledge of seasonal movements by pronghorns (Antilocapra americana) within the easternmost extension of sagebrush-steppe communities is limited. Current hypotheses regarding movement patterns suggest that pronghorns initiate seasonal movements in response to severe winter weather, snowfall patterns, spatial and temporal variation in forage abundance, and availability of water. From...
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C.N. Jacques, J.A. Jenks, R. W. Klaver
Assessing rates of forest change and fragmentation in Alabama, USA, using the vegetation change tracker model Assessing rates of forest change and fragmentation in Alabama, USA, using the vegetation change tracker model
Forest change is of great concern for land use decision makers and conservation communities. Quantitative and spatial forest change information is critical for addressing many pressing issues, including global climate change, carbon budgets, and sustainability. In this study, our analysis focuses on the differences in geospatial patterns and their changes between federal forests and...
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Mingshi Li, Chengquan Huang, Zhiliang Zhu, Hua Shi, Heng Lu, Shikui Peng
Aggressive defensive behavior by free-ranging white-tailed deer Aggressive defensive behavior by free-ranging white-tailed deer
Maternal investment plays a critical role in neonate survival, and adults can improve survival of offspring by defending them against predators. However, limited information exists documenting ungulate aggression toward humans in defense of neonates. During captures of neonates in spring 2007 and 2008 in north-central South Dakota, we documented 24 aggressive encounters by adult female...
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T.W. Grovenburg, J.A. Jenks, C.N. Jacques, R. W. Klaver, C. C. Swanson
Developing consistent Landsat data sets for large area applications: the MRLC 2001 protocol Developing consistent Landsat data sets for large area applications: the MRLC 2001 protocol
One of the major efforts in large area land cover mapping over the last two decades was the completion of two U.S. National Land Cover Data sets (NLCD), developed with nominal 1992 and 2001 Landsat imagery under the auspices of the MultiResolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium. Following the successful generation of NLCD 1992, a second generation MRLC initiative was launched...
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G. Chander, Chengquan Huang, Limin Yang, Collin G. Homer, C. Larson
Integrating disparate lidar datasets for a regional storm tide inundation analysis of Hurricane Katrina Integrating disparate lidar datasets for a regional storm tide inundation analysis of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was one of the largest natural disasters in U.S. history. Due to the sheer size of the affected areas, an unprecedented regional analysis at very high resolution and accuracy was needed to properly quantify and understand the effects of the hurricane and the storm tide. Many disparate sources of lidar data were acquired and processed for varying environmental reasons by...
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Jason M. Stoker, Dean J. Tyler, D. Phil Turnipseed, K. Van Wilson, Michael J. Oimoen